A detailed Gibson J-200 and SJ-200 guide covering model names, year changes, bridge and bracing transitions, related variations, serial numbers, labels, repairs, and authentication, illustrated with five guitars from Joe's archive.
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Compare the Gibson ES-335, ES-345 and ES-355 through Joe’s photographs, with clear identification clues for inlays, hardware, wiring and trim.
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Sylvia bought this Gibson ES-335 new in 1959. The guitar came to Joe from her daughter with its receipt, family photographs, and memories of her life in music.
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Joe traveled to Connecticut to buy a carefully preserved 1966 Gibson ES-345 and 1966 Ampeg Gemini II directly from the original owner.
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A 1959 Gibson ES-355 passed from father to son, played regularly for decades, and kept original except for a stereo-to-mono conversion.
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A 1955 Gibson J-200 attributed to Bob Denton, whose friendship and recording work with Eddie Cochran connects this guitar to rockabilly history.
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Dennis Hiatt bought this cherry sunburst 1983 Gibson Les Paul Custom new in San Rafael and kept it for more than four decades. Its story reaches back to the Summer of Love and a lost Capitol Records album.
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The daughter of a California session musician shares the original-owner story of her father's 1954 Gibson L-5C and his life in music.
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A detailed guide to Martin D-18 history, specifications, year-by-year construction changes, bracing, authentication, variants, collectibility, and vintage values.
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